I have been playing Keyboards in bands since 1998, having toured in Europe and played at many UK venues. My experience has been wide-ranging from performing in a 10 Piece Soul Band to playing Deep Purple covers, Southern Country Rock, Blues, Progressive Rock and Pop covers. I have also played and Co-wrote on Albums with Unsigned bands and Chart based artists.
I started learning Piano and Clarinet at the age of 11, whilst I enjoyed these instruments I felt increasingly frustrated at the lack of Popular music material available for beginners. Having studied music at College and University I still felt that there was a considerable gap in Professional Style based Rock and Pop Techniques. Most of my skills were learnt from other Musicians and I began to adapt Guitar Techniques to work with Keyboards in a band setting.
Fortunately now, there are more resources available that are Popular Music based, including Graded Exams. My aim is to teach Pupils to play in a way that engages them using my own tutorials and specially sourced Material.
For beginners there are the MicroJazz Studies which cover various styles and for more advanced learners there are Rockschool Studies. Aural Skills are taught using Kodaly Techniques which provides a natural way of learning to hear music.
I am currently studying towards becoming an Associate of the London College of Music. I work with Love Music Trust as a Keyboard / Piano specialist tutor and I also work as a tutor in schools throughout Stoke-On-Trent.
I started learning Piano and Clarinet at the age of 11, whilst I enjoyed these instruments I felt increasingly frustrated at the lack of Popular music material available for beginners. Having studied music at College and University I still felt that there was a considerable gap in Professional Style based Rock and Pop Techniques. Most of my skills were learnt from other Musicians and I began to adapt Guitar Techniques to work with Keyboards in a band setting.
Fortunately now, there are more resources available that are Popular Music based, including Graded Exams. My aim is to teach Pupils to play in a way that engages them using my own tutorials and specially sourced Material.
For beginners there are the MicroJazz Studies which cover various styles and for more advanced learners there are Rockschool Studies. Aural Skills are taught using Kodaly Techniques which provides a natural way of learning to hear music.
I am currently studying towards becoming an Associate of the London College of Music. I work with Love Music Trust as a Keyboard / Piano specialist tutor and I also work as a tutor in schools throughout Stoke-On-Trent.